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Anna Birthday celebration

We celebrated Anna's birthday today by making Christmas cookies in Bristol.



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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.



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HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEET GIRL ! Just saw your video w the goats n kale. It is wonderful to see you in action. I really am enjoying hearing your voice like I'm right there. Yall are doing a great job. Thank you mark for all your background work. Can't wait to see all the new videos to come. You kids rock !

Comment by Susie Fri Dec 18 19:15:28 2015
Happy birthday!
Comment by Deb Fri Dec 18 19:41:50 2015
Happy Birthday Anna! My whole family knows exactly who you are and my husband wishes you bright holiday lights and a happy birthday too!
Comment by jennifer Fri Dec 18 19:59:09 2015
Thanks to everyone for your birthday wishes! It was definitely the best birthday ever and I appreciate having you all on our team. :-)
Comment by anna Sat Dec 19 08:13:18 2015

Glad you had a wonderful time with family celebrating your birthday! Love and many wishes for much success love and happiness this next year!

Comment by Jayne Sat Dec 19 22:30:10 2015
Sorry I missed your birthday but it appears you had a great day with family. Happy Solstice!
Comment by Tom Mon Dec 21 05:49:46 2015
I'm a bit late, but I hope it was great!
Comment by Jake Sat Dec 26 22:46:59 2015





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